The nonprofit’s next visionary leader will build on thirty years of innovative, award-winning programming while advancing The Doe Fund as the most successful solution to homelessness, recidivism and dirty streets. New York, NY— Harriet Karr-McDonald, who became President of The Doe Fund after the passing of its Founder George McDonald last year, will transition to…
There are so many reasons to be proud of our Ready, Willing & Able graduates, who overcome incredible obstacles to achieve a better future for themselves and their families. One of our favorites is when graduates pay it forward by becoming leaders in their communities. Omar, who now devotes himself to at-risk youth, is a stellar…
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “A true leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.” At The Doe Fund, we are committed to uplifting leaders with lived experience. The proof is in the numbers: 70% of The Doe Fund’s Programs staff are Ready, Willing & Able graduates. After all, who would…
At The Doe Fund, we know our best leaders are the people we serve. That is why we are excited to start forming our first Ready, Willing & Able Advocacy Committee — a platform for and by trainees to share their experiences. Ron is one of our first members. Ron had it all: a house…
The Doe Fund Appoints Robert Cornegy, Jr. Executive Vice President of External Affairs A crusader for racial and economic justice, the former Brooklyn City Council Member brings expertise in housing, criminal justice reform and social enterprise to the nation’s leading homeless services, reentry and workforce development nonprofit. New York, NY— The Doe Fund is pleased…
This article by Columbia University Professor and former MTA board member Lucius Riccio first appeared in The New York Daily News on February 9th. A recent Daily News headline, “MTA chief says crime and vagrants keep people from the subway,” got it exactly right. I agree with Janno Lieber that the proliferation of destitute men living underground is one…
Stephen Eide is a social policy expert at the Manhattan Institute. Anyone who studies social policy or works in the social services, will, at some point, be struck by the following thought: all these problems are hopelessly interconnected. Unemployment; re-entry; mental health; substance abuse; injustice; poverty; crime; lack of education; homelessness. None of these can…
City Council Member Robert Cornegy on the difference the Men in Blue of Ready, Willing & Able makes in his Bed-Stuy District.
Elliot Williams served as an assistant director in the Obama administration for nearly 8 years, and was a former deputy assistant attorney general at the Justice Department. He is now a Principal at The Raben Group as well as a CNN Legal Analyst, where speaks regularly about the convergence of law and racial justice. In…
Through The Doe Fund’s partnership with the City Cleanup Corps, we are able to extend the paid work opportunities and supportive services of Ready, Willing & Able to people living outside of our residences. This means, for the first time ever, we are able to provide these crucial interventions to women. Though such work programs…
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